Funny how a chance encounter can distract you from what you're supposed to be focused on.

As I exited the bar I almost ran into someone entering, surprised to find Tom Brackshaw wandering around on his own. From what I knew the bank manager at Reading Savings Bank had no real ties to the lodge, though I could have been wrong. The likelihood he was a suspect in Mason's murder, however, seemed slim and when I paused and offered the obligatory smile, he smiled back, quickly ...